HPLIP 3.20.2, HP developed open source Linux driver for HP printers and scanners, was released today with many new devices and Linux Mint 19.3 support.
HLIP 3.20.2 added support for Linux Mint 19.3 and the following new printers:
HP Neverstop Laser MFP 1200n, 1200nw
HP Neverstop Laser MFP 1201n, 1202nw
HP Laser NS MFP 1005n
HP Neverstop Laser 1000n, 1001nw
HP Laser NS 1020n
HP ScanJet Pro 2000 s2
HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4
HP ScanJet Pro N4000 snw1
HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 5000 s5
HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow N7000 snw1
1. To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.20.2.run” from the link below:
2. Then open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to make the file executable.
chmod +x ~/Downloads/hplip-3.20.2.run
3. Finally run command to run the downloaded file:
sh ~/Downloads/hplip-3.20.2.run
4. Follow the terminal prompts, answer some questions to build and install HPLIP on your system. When everything is done, plug/re-plug your printers and enjoy!
Opera web browser 67 was released a few days ago with tab organization redefined via a new tool called ‘Workspaces’.
Often have your browser with too many tabs open? With Opera 67, opened tabs can be grouped into different workspaces. And you can easily switch workspaces via the icons in the left sidebar.
You can add up to 5 workspaces, name them, and designate their icons. Tabs can be moved to the workspace of your choice via their context (right-click) menu.
GIMP image editor 2.10.18 was released a day ago with new features and usability improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu.
Due to a critical bug, v2.10.16 was skipped and GIMP 2.10.18 was released with following release highlights:
Tools now grouped in the toolbox by default.
Sliders now have a compact style by default.
Vastly improved user experience for the transformation preview
Dockable areas now highlighted when a dockable dialog is being dragged
New 3D Transform tool to rotate and pan items
Much smoother brush outline preview motion on the canvas
Symmetry painting enhancements
Faster loading of ABR brushes
PSD support improvements
Consolidated user interface for merging down and anchoring layers
Update check to notify users of new releases available
Various bug-fixes, and translation updates.
Install GIMP 2.10.18 in Ubuntu:
Neither the PPA repository nor GIMP Snap package are updated to v2.10.18 at the moment of writing.
However, GIMP Flatpak package has been updated for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher. Simply open terminal from application menu and run following commands one by one:
4. If an old GIMP Flatpak version was installed, update it via command:
flatpak update flathub org.gimp.GIMP
GIMP Flatpak co-exists with Snap and native .deb packages. Run command to start it if you have more than one GIMP icon, and don’t know which one to run.
flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP
Uninstall GIMP Flatpak package:
To remove the flatpak package, simply run command:
Fixed a rare issue with ICEBP instruction causing guru meditations on Intel hosts.
Fixed macOS Catalina guests failing to boot after upgrading to 10.15.2 onwards.
Recent NLS integration and bug fixes for GUI and Qt translation tags
Fix isochronous transfers to the VM for xHCI
Fix buffer handling, avoiding receiving stale data when the receive queue is flushed.
Improve host serial port passthrough handling on Windows host
Restore old --clipboard option for modifyvm command
macOS host: Use hardened runtime and request the needed entitlements, meeting latest notarization rules which also required moving VirtualBoxVM executable
macOS host: Update osxfuse to v3.10.4
Windows host: Update Italian translation of installer
Windows host: Improve shared folder compatibility with POSIX append semantic
Windows host: Restore the ability to run VMs through Hyper-V, at the expense of performance
BIOS: Always report non-ATA disks as ready
BIOS: Report EFI support through DMI table
VGA BIOS: Reduce stack space usage for INT 10h handlers
How to Install Virtualbox 6.142 in Ubuntu:
For 64-bit Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and their derivatives, you can either download the official .deb binary from the link below:
or install VBox from its official apt repository by running following steps:
1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), paste below command and run to add the repository:
This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest drop-down terminal Guake 3.10 in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 22.04.
Guake is an open-source drop-down terminal for Gnome desktop. While the software in Ubuntu main repository is old, the latest Guake 3.7 was released with following changes:
Add tab selection popover in each notebook
Add fullscreen hide tabbar option
Set custom colors for each terminal tab.
Add --select-terminal and --selected-terminal options to Guake CLI
Adds an option to display only the last directory on the current path as the tab name.
Reworked the tab name selection to use a drop-down menu.
Unfullscreen through D-Bus interface, as well as through CLI.
Guake Split Terminal Screen
How to Install Guake in Ubuntu:
ForUbuntu 24.04 and higher, the latest Guake 3.10 is available in system repositorry. Simply open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install:
sudo apt update; sudo apt install guake
Linux Uprising team maintains a PPA repository that contains the latest packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04.
1.) Open terminal and run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/guake
Type user password, no asterisk feedback, when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2.) Then run command to install the drop-down terminal application via commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install guake
Once installed, launch Guake Preferences from system application menu, configure the keyboard shortcuts, and other preferences, and then you can either use the top-right indicator applet, or the shortcut key to drop-down the terminal from top.
If an old version was installed previously, you may first kill Guake process or just reboot your machine to make it well working.
Uninstall:
To remove the PPA, simply go to Software & Updates -> Other Software, then remove the repository line.
Expanded flood fill functionality: offset, feather, gap detection and more.
New brush settings: offsets, gridmap, additional smudge settings, posterize, pigment.
New brush inputs: barrel rotation, base radius, zoom level, gridmap x/y, direction 360, attack angle.
How to Install MyPaint 2.0 in Ubuntu:
So far, there’s only .appimage available in the Github releases page. Go to the following link, scroll down, and select download the ‘MyPaint-v2.0.0.AppImage‘ package.:
Then right-click on the .appimage file, go to Properties -> Permissions, and finally make it executable by checking the box says ‘Allow executing file as program’.
Finally run the .appimage file from its context menu to launch MyPaint and enjoy!
Blender 2.82 was released as the second update for the 2.80 series. The snap package has been updated for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.
Blender 2.82 comes with over a thousand fixes and several important updates. Changes in the new release include:
New Mantaflow system allows to create mind-blowing fire and smoke simulations.
New FLIP solver to create lifelike liquids
Improved Cloth Simulations
The popular tiled-based UV mapping system is now fully integrated
Pixar’s USD export support.
Cycles supports AI-Accelerated Denoiser from OptiX, for NVIDIA RTX graphics cards.
AI denoising, Grease Pencil improvements, and much more!
How to Install Blender 2.82 in Ubuntu:
Blender offers official Snap packages (runs in sandbox) for Linux Desktop. If you’ve already installed the snap package, it will be updated automatically.
For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, simply search for and install it from Ubuntu Software:
For Ubuntu 16.04, first open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install snapd:
sudo apt install snapd
Then install the official Blender snap package via command:
sudo snap install blender --classic
Once installed, launch it from your system application launcher and enjoy!
Vivaldi web browser 2.11 was released a few days ago. The new release features pop-out video improvements and themes update.
Vivaldi 2.11 brings pop-out video improvements. Now you can easily launch the separate, floating video window via a single click on a small video box icon displayed in the center of the video.
Other changes in the new release include:
The default browser theme will follow system’s Dark/Light mode.
Add F6/Shift+F6 focus handling. allows moving keyboard focus between a few UI elements and active pages.
Improved full-screen tab casting that adjusts to fit in the current window.
And various stability improvements and fixes.
Download / Install Vivaldi in Ubuntu:
The official Ubuntu .DEB packages are available for download at the link below:
Grab the deb matches your OS type, then install it via either Ubuntu Software or Gdebi package manager. Or run command in terminal:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/vivaldi-stable_2.11*.deb
You may also add the official Vivaldi apt repository to your system, to be able to receive the browser package updates via Software Updater utility.
Open terminal by either pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard or searching for terminal from application menu. When it opens, run following commands one by one:
The fourth point release Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS was released. Here’s how to install the new Linux Kernel 5.3 and Xorg in your current Ubuntu 18.04 machine.
Ubuntu 18.04.4 comes with an updated “hardware enablement stack” (HWE) from Ubuntu 19.10, including Kernel 5.3 that enables the latest hardware and peripherals available from IBM, Intel, and others.
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.
Like previous LTS series, 18.04.4 includes hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware. This support is offered on all architectures and is installed by default when using one of the desktop images.
Ubuntu Server defaults to installing the GA kernel; however you may select the HWE kernel from the installer bootloader.
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How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.4:
Besides downloading the ISO image, installing all available updates via Software Updater will bring you to the latest point release in the current Ubuntu 18.04 machine.
If you never installed the “hardware enablement stack” in your Ubuntu 18.04 machine, you may also do:
To install the 5.3 Kernel, you may need to run following command in terminal:
